Recommended Terawan Terawan since 2018, Serious Ethical Violation

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Chairman of the Honorary Council of Medical Ethics (MKEK) Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) Djoko Widyarto revealed, the dismissal of the former Minister of Health Terawan Agus Putranto from IDI member has been recommended since 2018.

However, according to Djoko, the IDI Executive Board (PB) had not previously implemented the MKEK decision.

“We can see that the 2018 Samarinda Congress decision has not been implemented, meaning that it was postponed with special considerations,” Djoko said in a virtual press conference, Thursday (31/3/2022).

“So, the congress in Banda Aceh is a continuation of what was decided at the Samarinda Congress,” he continued.

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Djoko said Terawan was dismissed for committing an ethical violation in category 4, which is very serious.

Thus, the initiator of the Nusantara vaccine is recommended to be permanently dismissed from IDI members.

“Category 4 is very heavy with sanctions, including temporary suspension or permanent suspension of the Constitutional Court,” he said.

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Furthermore, Djoko explained, his party had carried out a long process of MKEK related to Terawan’s ethical violations which were not in accordance with Law No. 29 of 2004 concerning Medical Practice.

However, he did not mention in detail the violations committed by Terawan.

“If we look at the Medical Practice Act, Law 29 of 2004, Article 50, it is stated that the professionalism of doctors includes three components, namely the first is skillsecond knowledge. The last one that sometimes likes to be forgotten is professional attitudehe said.

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